Smoker&#39;s article.



v J. R. RING.

SMOKBRS ARTICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1909.

Patented Jan.25,1910.

619i tmwoeo JOI-IN R. RING, OF SHELBURN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALFTO ELZA N. RING', OF

. SHELBURN, INDIANA.

SMOKER S ARTICLE.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN It. RING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shel burn, in the county of Sullivan, State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Smokers Articles; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for smokers and has special referenceto an improved form of pipe filler together with a match receptaclearranged to coact therewith.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a tubiform pipefiller adapted to have a tubiform pouch secured thereto and providedwith a novel arrangement of match safe which coacts therewith.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ingeneral of certain novel details of arrangement and combinations ofparts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and specifically set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and z-Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved pipe filler with a t0- bacco pouch applied thereto. Fig. 2 is asimilar view with the tobacco pouch removed. Fig. 3 is a top planviewthereof.

The numeral 10 indicates the body of a pipe filler and this bodycomprises a segmento-cylindrical portion provided at the bottom with anoutwardly extending flange 11 and having a flattened side which formsone side of a match receptacle 12 the lower end whereof is in spacedrelation to the fiange while the upper end is provided with a iangeclosure 13 which lies fiush with the upper end of the body of thefiller.

The body portion 10 is provided with a lid 14 so that the contents ofthe bag may not escape when the bag and filler are carried in a personspocket.

In using this device the bottom is opened and the flanged end of thefiller inserted in the neck and the draw string pulled tight. By reasonof the bottom of the match boX being in spaced relation to this fiangedend it is thus possible to completely surround the oblique top with theneck of the pouch while at the same time the match box bottom acts as astop to prevent the pouch slipping down the top when the device is inverted. After the pouch has been positioned the" device is inverted anda portion of the contents of the pouch poured out into the bowl of thepipe. When sufficient tobacco has been put in the bowl the end of thefiller is closed by placing the thumb thereover and the fiush end of thematch box is used to tamp the tobacco in the pipe.

There has thus been provided a simple and useful device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a tubiformmember provided with a flange around one end thereof; vwith an articlereceptacle fixed upon the side of the tubiform member and provided witha bottom in spaced relation to the flange, and a top flush with the endof the tubform member opposite the flange.

2. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a tubiformmember having a segmento-cylindrical body portion provided with a flangearound one end thereof; of an article receptacle formed on the fiatportion of the body and having one end in spaced relation to andadjacent the flange, and the opposite end flush with the end of thetubiform member opposite said flange.

In testimonl whereof, `I aiiiX my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JOI-IN R. RING.

Witnesses:

HARRY GLENN, IsAAo I-I. WoonsMALL.

